Last updated: 17 December 2018
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Thursday 21 February 2002 |
| Time: | 20:44 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-26 |
| Operator: | Aviatsiya Voenno-morskogo Flota Rossii (Russian Navy) |
| Registration: | 07 red |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 12 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 20 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1,7 km (1.1 mls) from Lakhta Air Base ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fedotovo Air Base (XLWF), Russia |
| Lakhta Air Base, Russia |
The aircraft crashed after striking treetops while on final approach to Lakhta.
Sources:
» Air Forces Monthly 04/02» Gazeta.ru
» Stephan Tolboom
» Tommy Maurer
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Fedotovo Air Base to Lakhta Air Base as the crow flies is 579 km (362 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Fedotovo Air Base to Lakhta Air Base as the crow flies is 579 km (362 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Antonov An-26
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